November 10, 1983

Current collective bargaining contracts state that Union
business shall not interfere with campus programs or operations.
Union business involving employees shall be conducted during non ?-
worktime except as indicated in the procedures below.

In order to expedite the process of granting authorized released
time to employees, requests will be handled as follows:

The request must be made to the Personnel Office prior to the
requested released time. It should include the following
information:

the contract section(s) under which the request for
released time is made.

the name of the represented employee and the name of his/
her supervisor.

the name of the representative, if any, and the name of
his/her supervisor.

a requested date and time, and approximate amount of
released time requested.

the name of the administrator with whom the meeting is
requested, if the purpose of the released time is to meet with
a university representative.

After consultation with appropriate supervisors and manage
ment, the Personnel Office will notify all concerned parties of
the time set for the exercise of representation rights as set
forth in the various collective bargaining agreements.